2001 SWNA Best Saskatchewan Tourism Story (1st place)

2001 SWNA Best Overall Education Coverage (3rd place)

2002 SWNA Best Overall Education Coverage, sponsored by STF (1st place)

2002 SWNA Columnist of the Year (2nd place)

2002 SWNA Best Education Story/Series, sponsored by STF (2nd place)

2003 SWNA Best Health Care Coverage (1st place)

2003 SWNA Best News Story (3rd place)

2003 SWNA Best Feature Story (3rd place)

2004 SWNA Columnist of the Year (2nd place)

2004 SWNA Best Tourism Story/Series (3rd place)

2005 SWNA Best Overall Coverage of K-12 Education (1st place)

2005 SWNA Best Special Section (2nd place)

2005 SWNA Editorial Writing Excellence (3rd place)

Sask. Weekly News Assoc. General Excellence Awards

2004 SWNA Best All-round Paper (3rd place)

Canadian Community Newspapers Association Better Newspapers Competition Awards

2004 General Excellence Best All Around Newspaper (Blue Ribbon recipient)

2005 Best Front Page (1st place)

2005 Best Editorial Page (3rd place)

2005 Best All Around Newspaper (Blue Ribbon recipient)